Belgrave railway station

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For the nearby heritage steam railway station, see Belgrave (Puffing Billy) railway station.

Belgrave
PTV commuter rail station
BelgraveStation1.jpg
Southbound view in April 2006
LocationBelgrave-Gembrook Road,
Belgrave, Victoria 3160
Shire of Yarra Ranges
Australia
Coordinates37°54′33″S 145°21′19″E / 37.90908°S 145.35526°E / -37.90908; 145.35526Coordinates: 37°54′33″S 145°21′19″E / 37.90908°S 145.35526°E / -37.90908; 145.35526
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Belgrave
Distance42.69 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking140
Bicycle facilities8
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeBEG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened18 December 1900
Closed30 April 1954
Rebuilt19 February 1962
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Previous namesMonbulk
Passengers
2013–2014356,527[1]
2014–2015357,995[1] Increase 0.41%
2015–2016394,485[2] Increase 10.19%
2016–2017311,306[2] Decrease 21.08%
2017–2018394,701[2] Increase 26.78%
2018–2019389,750[1] Decrease 1.25%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Tecoma
towards Flinders Street
 Belgrave line Terminus
Tecoma
towards Ringwood
 Belgrave line
Shuttle services
Track layout
Legend
to Tecoma
Siding
1
2
to Belgrave (Puffing Billy)
broad gauge
narrow gauge

Belgrave railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Belgrave, and it opened on 18 December 1900 as Monbulk. It was renamed Belgrave on 21 November 1904.[3]

The station was originally on the Upper Ferntree Gully – Gembrook narrow gauge line. It closed, along with the rest of the line, on 30 April 1954. After the line from Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave was converted to broad gauge, the rebuilt station reopened on 19 February 1962.[3] The new station was located further down the line than the original narrow-gauge station, which was approximately where the current station car park is located.

In the early hours of 23 November 1989, Hitachi carriage 219M was destroyed in an arson attack whilst stabled at the station.[4][5]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 2 July 1996.[6]

In 2018, the Victorian Government announced it would fund the construction of a multi-deck park and ride facility, along with a new bridge to connect the station to the Burwood Highway, at its Up end.[7][8] For the 2019 financial year, the station saw a patronage of 389,750, for the months between July 2018 to the end of June 2019.[1]

Puffing Billy Railway's Belgrave station is located 100 metres north, and is accessible by a short footpath.

Platforms and services[]

Belgrave has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Ventura Bus Lines operates six routes to and from Belgrave station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  663 : to Lilydale station[10]
  •  693 : to Oakleigh station[11]
  •  694 : to Olinda (off-peak only)[12]
  •  695 : to Gembrook[13]
  •  697 : to Belgrave South[14]
  •  699 : to Upwey station[15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Station Patronage Data 2005-2019". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Station Patronage Data 2013–2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Belgrave Vicsig
  4. ^ "Fire wrecks carriage at Belgrave". The Herald. 23 November 1989. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Suburban Trains". Vicsig. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  7. ^ "Belgrave Station car park upgrade". VicTrack. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Have your say on the new Belgrave station car park". Ferntree Gully & Belgrave Mail. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "663 Belgrave - Lilydale via Kallista & The Patch & Monbulk & Mt Evelyn". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "693 Belgrave - Oakleigh via Ferntree Gully & Brandon Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "694 Olinda - Belgrave via Sherbrooke Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "695 Belgrave - Gembrook". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "697 Belgrave - Belgrave South via Belgrave Heights". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "699 Belgrave - Upwey". Public Transport Victoria.

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